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90_SB0180eng

      30 ILCS 350/10            from Ch. 17, par. 6910
      30 ILCS 350/11            from Ch. 17, par. 6911
          Amends the Local Government Debt  Reform  Act.   Provides
      that,  except  for  an  ordinance required to be published in
      connection with a backdoor  referendum,  any  bond  ordinance
      adopted  by  a  governing body under applicable law shall, in
      all   instances,   become   effective   immediately   without
      publication or posting or any  further  act  or  requirement.
      Deletes  similar  language  that  applied  only  to refunding
      bonds.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Local Government Debt Reform  Act  by
 2    changing Sections 10 and 11.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The  Local  Government  Debt  Reform  Act  is
 6    amended by changing Sections 10 and 11 as follows:
 7        (30 ILCS 350/10) (from Ch. 17, par. 6910)
 8        Sec.   10.   General  provisions.   Bonds  authorized  by
 9    applicable law may be issued in one or more series, bear such
10    date or dates, become due at such time  or  times  within  40
11    years,  except  as  expressly limited by applicable law, bear
12    interest payable at such intervals and at such rate or  rates
13    as  authorized under applicable law, which rates may be fixed
14    or variable, be in  such  denominations,  be  in  such  form,
15    either   coupon,   registered   or   book-entry,  carry  such
16    conversion, registration, and exchange privileges, be subject
17    to defeasance upon such terms, have such rank or priority, be
18    executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment
19    at such place or  places  within  or  without  the  State  of
20    Illinois,  make  provision  for a corporate trustee within or
21    without the State with respect to such bonds,  prescribe  the
22    rights,  powers  and  duties  thereof to be exercised for the
23    benefit of the governmental unit and the  protection  of  the
24    bondholders, provide for the holding in trust, investment and
25    use  of  moneys,  funds and accounts held under an ordinance,
26    provide for assignment of and direct payment of the moneys to
27    pay such bonds or to be deposited into such funds or accounts
28    directly to  such  trustee,  be  subject  to  such  terms  of
29    redemption  with  or  without  premium,  and  be sold in such
30    manner at private or public sale and at such  price,  all  as
31    the  governing body shall determine.  Whenever such bonds are
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 1    sold at price less than par, they shall be sold at such price
 2    and bear interest at such rate or rates such that either  the
 3    true  interest  cost (yield) or the net interest rate, as may
 4    be selected by the governing body, received upon the sale  of
 5    such  bonds  does  not  exceed  the  maximum  rate  otherwise
 6    authorized   by  applicable  law.  Except  for  an  ordinance
 7    required to be published by applicable law in connection with
 8    a backdoor  referendum,  any  bond  ordinance  adopted  by  a
 9    governing  body under applicable law shall, in all instances,
10    become effective immediately without publication  or  posting
11    or any further act or requirement.
12    (Source: P.A. 85-1419.)
13        (30 ILCS 350/11) (from Ch. 17, par. 6911)
14        Sec.  11.  Refundings and redemption premiums.  Bonds may
15    be refunded or  advance  refunded  upon  such  terms  as  the
16    governing  body may set in accordance with this Act, for such
17    term of years, not in excess of the  maximum  term  of  years
18    permitted by applicable law for the bonds to be refunded, and
19    in  such  principal amount, all as may be deemed necessary by
20    the governing body.  The ordinance  adopted  by  a  governing
21    body  under  applicable  law  authorizing  the  refunding  or
22    advance  refunding  of  revenue  bonds shall in all instances
23    become effective immediately without publication  or  posting
24    or  any  further  act  or  requirement.  Revenue bonds may be
25    issued to refund general obligation bonds or alternate  bonds
26    issued under this Act.  General obligation bonds shall not be
27    issued  to  refund revenue bonds or alternate bonds except as
28    expressly  permitted  by  applicable  law.   Any   redemption
29    premium  payable  upon the redemption of bonds may be payable
30    from the proceeds of refunding bonds which may be issued  for
31    the  purpose of refunding such bonds, from any other lawfully
32    available  source  or  from  both  proceeds  and  such  other
33    sources.
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 1    (Source: P.A. 85-1419.)
 2        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 3    becoming law.

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